9.7​Content of Registration

Registration information obtained under the SORA must be forwarded to the department in the format prescribed by the department. MCL 28.727(1). Unless an offender is indigent and qualifies for the 90-day waiver under MCL 28.725b(3), an offender must pay a $50 registration fee with each original registration. MCL 28.727(1).

A.​Information Required for Registration

For a registration to be complete, the following information about the registrant must be obtained or otherwise provided:

•​Name. The registrant’s legal name and any aliases, nicknames, ethnic or tribal names, or other names by which the registrant is known or has been known. MCL 28.727(1)(a).

Note: When registering under the SORA, a registrant in a witness identification and relocation program is required to provide only the name and identifying information associated with the registrant’s new identity. Information identifying the registrant’s former identity or location must not be contained in the registration or compilation databases. MCL 28.727(1)(a).

•​Social security number(s). The registrant’s social security number and any social security numbers or alleged social security numbers the registrant previously used. MCL 28.727(1)(b).

•​Birthdate(s). The registrant’s birthdate and any other birthdates the registrant previously used. MCL 28.727(1)(c).

•​Residential address. The address at which the registrant resides or will reside. MCL 28.727(1)(d). If the registrant does not have a residential address, the registration must identify the location or area that is used or will be used by the registrant in lieu of a residence. If the registrant is homeless, the registration must identify the village, city, or township where the registrant spends or will spend the most of his or her time. Id.

•​Temporary lodging. If the registrant is away or expected to be away from his or her residence for more than seven days, the registrant must provide the name and address of the registrant’s place of temporary lodging, including the dates the lodging is used or is to be used. MCL 28.727(1)(e).

•​Employers’ names and addresses. The name and address of each of the registrant’s employers. MCL 28.727(1)(f). If the registrant does not have a fixed employment location, the registration must identify the general area in which the registrant works and the normal travel routes he or she takes in the course of that employment. Id.

•​Name and location of current or future school. The name and address of any school the registrant attends and any school at which the registrant has been accepted and plans to attend. MCL 28.727(1)(g).

•​Telephone numbers used. All telephone numbers registered to or used by the registrant, “including, but not limited to, residential, work, and mobile telephone numbers.” MCL 28.727(1)(h). See People v Patton, 325 Mich App 425, 447 (2018) (concluding that the use of “‘registered to’” in MCL 28.727(1)(h) is not unconstitutionally vague because the statute “provide[s] fair notice of the conduct proscribed, do[es] not confer on the trier of fact unstructured and unlimited discretion to determine whether an offense has been committed, and [its] scope is not so overly broad as to infringe constitutional rights”).

•​E-mail and internet identifiers used. All of the electronic mail addresses and internet identifiers registered to or used by the registrant. MCL 28.727(1)(i). The requirements of MCL 28.727(1)(i) apply only to registrants required to register under the SORA after July 1, 2011. See People v Patton, 325 Mich App 425, 447 (2018) (concluding that use of “‘registered to’” in MCL 28.727(1)(i) is not unconstitutionally vague because the statute “provide[s] fair notice of the conduct proscribed, do[es] not confer on the trier of fact unstructured and unlimited discretion to determine whether an offense has been committed, and [its] scope is not so overly broad as to infringe constitutional rights”).

•​Vehicles and license plate numbers. A description of any vehicle owned or operated by the registrant and the license plate number of each vehicle. MCL 28.727(1)(j).

•​Driver’s license number or other identification number. The registrant’s driver license number or state personal identification card number. MCL 28.727(1)(k).

•​Passport and immigration documents. A digital copy of the registrant’s passport and other immigration documents. MCL 28.727(1)(l).

•​Occupational license(s). The registrant’s occupational and professional licensing information and any licenses that authorize the registrant to engage in any occupation, profession, trade, or business. MCL 28.727(1)(m).

•​Previous conviction(s) for listed offenses. A brief summary of the registrant’s convictions for listed offenses without regard to the time at which the convictions occurred. MCL 28.727(1)(n). The summary must include where the offense occurred and the original charged offense, if the registrant was convicted of a lesser offense. Id.

•​Physical appearance. A complete description of the registrant’s physical appearance. MCL 28.727(1)(o).

•​Photograph. A photograph of the registrant as required by MCL 28.725a. MCL 28.727(1)(p).

•​Finger and palm prints. The registrant’s fingerprints (if not already on file with the department) and the registrant’s palm prints. MCL 28.727(1)(q). An individual who must register under the SORA must have had his or her fingerprints, palm prints, or both taken no later than September 12, 2011, if the individual’s fingerprints or palm prints were not already on file with the department at that time. Id. If the individual’s fingerprints and palm prints are not already on file with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the department must forward the FBI a copy of those prints. Id.

Note: “SORA requires fingerprinting only once.” People v Tucker, 312 Mich App 645, 670 n 13 (2015).

•​Information in MCL 28.724a. Information that must be reported under MCL 28.724a (non-resident registrant’s status as a student at an institution of higher education and his or her location if, as part of the registrant’s course of studies, he or she is present at another location in the United States or discontinues the studies at that location). MCL 28.727(1)(r). This information must be reported in person. MCL 28.724a(1).

B.​Additional Information Required for Registration

A registration must contain all of the following:

•​Electronic copy of identification. An electronic copy of his or her Michigan driver’s license or Michigan personal identification card, including the photograph required under the SORA. MCL 28.727(2)(a).

•​Definition of offense. The text in the statute that defines the criminal law requiring the registrant’s registration. MCL 28.727(2)(b).

•​Warrant information. Any information about an outstanding arrest warrant. MCL 28.727(2)(c).

•​Tier number. The registrant’s classification as a tier I, tier II, or tier III offender. MCL 28.727(2)(d).

•​DNA sample. An indication of whether a sample of the registrant’s DNA has been obtained, and if a DNA profile results, an indication of whether the registrant’s DNA profile has been entered into the federal combined DNA index system (CODIS).¹ MCL 28.727(2)(e).

•​Criminal history. A registrant’s complete criminal history, including the dates of each arrest and conviction. MCL 28.727(2)(f).

•​DOC number and status. A registrant’s DOC number and whether the registrant is on parole, probation, or supervised release. MCL 28.727(2)(g).

•​FBI number. A registrant’s FBI number. MCL 28.727(2)(h).

C.​Required Signatures² and Duty to Be Truthful ³

An individual registering under the SORA must sign the registration and notice. MCL 28.727(4). However, even if the registration is unsigned or the registration fee is unpaid, the registration and notice must be forwarded to the department. Id.

“The officer, court, or an employee of the agency registering the individual or receiving or accepting a registration under [MCL 28.724] shall sign the registration form.” MCL 28.727(5).

An individual registering under the SORA “shall not knowingly provide false or misleading information concerning a registration, notice, or verification.” MCL 28.727(6).

D.​Registration Fee¹

An individual must submit a $50 registration fee along with his or her original registration. MCL 28.727(1). An individual claiming to be indigent has the burden of proving his or her indigence to the satisfaction of the agency where the individual is reporting. MCL 28.725b(3). The individual may have his or her registration fee waived for up to 90 days. Id.

”Except as otherwise provided in [MCL 28.725b], an individual who reports as prescribed under [MCL 28.725a(3)]^[2] shall pay a $50.00 registration fee as follows:

(a) Upon initial registration.

(b) Annually following the year of initial registration. The payment of the registration fee under this subdivision must be made at the time the individual reports in the first reporting month for that individual as set forth in [MCL 28.725a(3)] of each year in which the fee applies, unless an individual elects to prepay an annual registration fee for any future year for which an annual registration fee is required. Prepaying any annual registration fee must not change or alter the requirement of an individual to report as set forth in [MCL 28.725a(3)]. The payment of the registration fee under this subdivision is not required to be made for any registration year that has expired before January 1, 2014 or to be made by any individual initially required to register under this act after January 1, 2027. The registration fee required to be paid under this subdivision must not be prorated on grounds that the individual will complete his or her registration period after the month in which the fee is due.

(c) The sum of the amounts required to be paid under subdivisions (a) and (b) must not exceed $550.00.” MCL 28.725a(6).

“Payment of the registration fee prescribed under [the SORA] must be made in the form and by means prescribed by the department. Upon payment of the registration fee prescribed under [the SORA], the officer or employee shall forward verification of the payment to the department in the manner the department prescribes. The department shall revise the law enforcement database and public internet website . . . as necessary and indicate verification of payment in the law enforcement database[.]” MCL 28.725b(4).

Allocation of fees. The $50 registration fee is allocated according to the distribution in MCL 28.725b(1). The $50 registration fee is collected by the court, local law enforcement agency, sheriff’s department or department post for each registration. Id. Of each $50 collected, $30 must be forwarded to the department, and the department must deposit the money into the sex offenders registration fund, a separate fund in the department of treasury. MCL 28.725b(1). The remaining $20 is to be retained by the court, local law enforcement agency, sheriff’s department, or department of state police post. Id. The department of corrections does not collect any portion of the registration fee. MCL 28.725c.